1
Hear, ye
children, the
instruction of a
father, and
attend to
know understanding.
t;[;d'l .Wbyiv.q;h.w b'a r;s.Wm ~yin'b .W[.miv ? h'nyiB
2
For I
give you
good doctrine, forsake ye not my
law.
.Wb{z][;T -l;a yit'rw{T ~,k'l yiT;t'n bw{j x;q,l yiK
3
For I was my
father's son, tender and
only beloved in the
sight of my
mother.
yen.pil dyix'y.w .$;r yib'a.l yityIy'h !eb -yiK ? yiMia
4
He
taught me also, and
said unto me, Let thine
heart retain my
words: keep my
commandments, and
live.
r{m.v '$,Bil y;r'b.D -.k'm.tIy yil r,ma{Y;w yiner{Y;w ? hey.x,w y;t{w.cim
5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither
decline from the
words of my
mouth.
jeT -l;a.w x;K.viT -l;a h'nyib hen.q h'm.k'x hen.q ? yip -yer.miaem
6
Forsake her not, and she shall
preserve thee:
love her, and she shall
keep thee.
'K,r.Cit.w 'h,b'h/a 'K,r.m.vit.w 'h,b.z;[;T -l;a
7
Wisdom is the principal
thing; therefore
get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get
understanding.
'$.n'y.niq -l'k.b.W h'm.k'x hen.q h'm.k'x tyivaer ? h'nyib hen.q
8
Exalt her, and she shall
promote thee: she shall bring thee to
honour, when thou dost
embrace her.
h'N,q.B;x.t yiK '$.deB;k.T 'K,m.mw{r.t.W 'h,l.s.l;s
9
She shall
give to thine
head an
ornament of
grace: a
crown of
glory shall she
deliver to thee.
'K,n.G;m.T t,r,a.piT t,r,j][ !ex -t;y.wil '$.va{r.l !eTiT
10
Hear, O my
son, and
receive my
sayings; and the
years of thy
life shall be
many.
tw{n.v '$.l .WB.rIy.w y'r'm]a x;q.w yin.B [;m.v ? ~yiY;x
11
I have
taught thee in the
way of
wisdom; I have
led thee in
right paths.
r,v{y -yel.G.[;m.B '$yiT.k;r.dih '$yiter{h h'm.k'x .$,r,d.B
12
When thou
goest, thy
steps shall not be
straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not
stumble.
a{l #.Wr'T -mia.w '$,d][;c r;cey -a{l '$.T.k,l.B ? lev'Kit
13
Take fast
hold of
instruction; let her not
go:
keep her; for she is thy
life.
ayih -yiK 'h,r.Cin @,r,T -l;a r's.WM;B qez]x;h ? '$y,Y;x
14
Enter not into the
path of the
wicked, and
go not in the
way of
evil men.
.$,r,d.B reV;a.T -l;a.w a{b'T -l;a ~yi['v.r x;r{a.B ? ~yi['r
15
Avoid it,
pass not by it,
turn from it, and pass
away.
rw{b][;w wy'l'[em hej.f w{B -r'b][;T -l;a .Whe['r.P
16
For they
sleep not, except they have done
mischief; and their
sleep is taken
away, unless they cause some to
fall.
~'t'n.v h'l.z.gin.w .W[er'y a{l -mia .Wn.vIy a{l yiK ? .Wlw{v.kIy a{l -mia
17
For they
eat the
bread of
wickedness, and
drink the
wine of
violence.
.WT.vIy ~yis'm]x !yey.w [;v,r ~,x,l .Wm]x'l yiK
18
But the
path of the
just is as the
shining light, that
shineth more and more unto the
perfect day.
rw{a'w .$elw{h H;g{n rw{a.K ~yiqyiD;c x;r{a.w ? ~w{Y;h !w{k.n -d;[
19
The
way of the
wicked is as
darkness: they
know not at what they
stumble.
.Wlev'KIy h,M;B .W[.d'y a{l h'lep]a'K ~yi['v.r .$,r,D
20
My
son, attend to my
words; incline thine
ear unto my
sayings.
'$,n.z'a -j;h y;r'm]a;l h'byiv.q;h y;r'b.dil yin.B
21
Let them not
depart from thine
eyes; keep them in the
midst of thine
heart.
'$,b'b.l .$w{t.B ~er.m'v '$y,nye[em .WzyiL;y -l;a
22
For they are
life unto those that
find them, and
health to all their
flesh.
w{r'f.B -l'k.l.W ~,hyea.c{m.l ~eh ~yiY;x -yiK ? aeP.r;m
23
Keep thy
heart with all
diligence; for out of it are the
issues of
life.
tw{a.cw{T .WN,Mim -yiK '$,Bil r{c.n r'm.vim -l'Kim ? ~yiY;x
24
Put
away from thee a
froward mouth, and
perverse lips put
far from thee.
qex.r;h ~Iy;t'p.f t.Wz.l.W h,P t.Wv.Qi[ '$.Mim res'h ? 'K,Mim
25
Let thine
eyes look right
on, and let thine
eyelids look
straight before thee.
.Wriv.y;y '$y,P;[.p;[.w .WjyiB;y x;k{n.l '$y,nye[ ? '$,D.g,n
26
Ponder the
path of thy
feet, and let all thy
ways be
established.
.Wn{KIy '$y,k'r.D -l'k.w '$,l.g;r l;G.[;m ]seL;P
27
Turn not to the right
hand nor to the
left: remove thy
foot from
evil.
['rem '$.l.g;r res'h lwa{m.f.W !yim'y -jeT -l;a